Titanium Steel
The name titanium steel is not a standard academic name, but a commercial name. Titanium steel is also known as 316L stainless steel, because 316L stainless steel corrosion prevention, acid and alkali resistance is better than general stainless steel, titanium steel is titanium-free, its main component is still iron. This commercial name is to distinguish from other stainless steel when used as jewelry, and get a higher value. However, at present, there are many so-called titanium steel jewelry in China, generally contain a small amount of nickel, nickel will lead to a small number of people allergic and thus inflammation.
Titanium Alloy
Titanium and other metals, non-metals to form an alloy. It is also known as "titanium gold" on some online store. These metals and non-metals such as aluminum, platinum, vanadium, chromium, iron, wrong, tin, oxygen, carbon and so on. Take the most commonly used TC4 iron alloy as an example, its titanium content is 90%, aluminum 6%, vanadium 4%, so it is also called titanium 6 aluminum 4 vanadium. TC4 titanium alloy is the world's earliest development, the most widely used titanium alloy, but also the earliest used in the medical titanium alloy. It has a high corrosion resistance, strength and higher than pure titanium, toughness is good, processing and welding is relatively easy, so the overall performance is excellent, and also like pure titanium is not cause allergies. Titanium alloy jewelry is the most safe standard is F136 that is in line with the American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) standard ASTMF136. sellers often say GR23 or G23 is a grade under it.
Pure Titanium
The point is, there is no real sense of pure titanium jewelry, in fact, they are all titanium alloys. The highest titanium content is just made of titanium sponge, but titanium is too lively, contact with the air is very easy to react with oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc. in the air, so complete 100% purity is almost impossible. Generally speaking, the titanium content is higher than 95%, generally do industrial pure titanium. The higher the titanium content is the softer it is, but it is also the more resilient it is.
How to distinguish between titanium jewelry and titanium steel jewelry?
First, the weight method:Pure titanium jewelry is nearly half or so lighter than titanium steel jewelry!
Second, the fire method: as the so-called real gold is not afraid of fire, heated in the fire pure titanium jewelry will become gold or blue, titanium steel jewelry gray!
Third, the magnetic suction method: can be identified by a magnet, pure titanium jewelry will not be attracted by a magnet, titanium steel jewelry will be attracted by a magnet!
